Melatonin Alleviates Copper Toxicity via Improving ROS Metabolism and Antioxidant Defense Response in Tomato Seedlings

Melatonin Alleviates Copper Toxicity via Improving ROS Metabolism and Antioxidant Defense Response in Tomato Seedlings

The excessive accumulation of copper (Cu<sup>2+</sup>) has become a threat to worldwide crop production. Recently, it was revealed that melatonin (MT) could play a crucial role against heavy metal (HM) stresses in plants. However, the underlying mechanism of MT function acted upon by Cu&...

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Main Authors: Tao Zhang, Yong Wang, Xiaojing Ma, Zhaopeng Ouyang, Lei Deng, Shunshan Shen, Xiaoxing Dong, Nanshan Du, Han Dong, Zhixin Guo, Geng Meng, Fengzhi Piao, Kaile Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
heavy metal (HM)
copper stress (CS)
tomato
melatonin (MT)
reactive oxygen species (ROS)
antioxidants
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/4/758

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